“The Cult of Beauty” Exhibition in London

Pavonia, (1858-59)

This sparked my interest…London’s V&A Museum is hosting a spectacular exhibition about the movement of art called Aestheticism, when artists focused on everything beautiful.  As  Richard Dormant says in his eloquent review of the show, “…what mattered in their pictures was not the subject but the emotions stirred in the viewer by the delicately restrained colours, exquisite compositional balance, and sultry, dream-like atmosphere.”  To read more, click here.  As an artist captivated by all things beautiful, I wish I could make it to this exhibition.  Alas, London is a bit far for a weekend trip for me.

Midsummer by Albert Moore